The Cambridge History of War and Society in America / Edited by Andrew J. Huebner (University of Alabama), Jennifer D. Keene (Chapman University, California).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Huebner, Andrew J., editor.

Keene, Jennifer D., 1962- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and society--United States.

War and society.

Genre:

Essays

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"This volume offers a magisterial overview of the American experience of war from the colonial era to thevvWar on Terror. It will interest students and scholars of war and society, military history, cultural history, andvUS history more generally"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction Roundtable: “What is War and Society?”

Part One: War Times

1. “Imperial Collisions: War Times and Societies in Colonial America” / Ricardo A. Herrera

2. “Revolutionary Wars for a Revolutionary Society” / Benjamin L. Carp

3. “Indigenous Societies and the U.S.-Mexican War” / Brian DeLay

4. “A Stirring at Appomattox: War and Society and the American Civil War” / Christopher Phillips

5. “The American War on Indigenous Society, 1860-1900” / Kevin Waite

6. “Making a Militarized Empire: 1898 and Beyond” Oli Charbonneau

7. “World War I: Death, American Society, and the Sinking of the SS Tuscania” / Steven Trout

8. “Rethinking Liberation in World War II” / Mary Louise Roberts

9. “Crossroads for Change: The Korean War, Desegregation, and Civil-Military Relations” / William A. Taylor

10. “The Cold War: War ‘As’ Society?” / Laura McEnaney

11. “Facing Frustration and Failure: The American Experience in Vietnam” / Gregory A. Daddis

12. “‘A Perpetual War on Terror’: Debating Policy, Strategy, and Service in the Twenty-First Century / David Kieran

13. “Reflection: Whose Wartime?” / Mary L. Dudziak

Part Two: War Societies

14. “American Women at War” / Heather Marie Stur

15. “The Uneasy Relationship between Capitalism and War” / Mark R. Wilson

16. “U.S. Veterans’ Health Care: Distributing Dollars, Opening Institutions, Building Systems” / Jessica L. Adler

17. “The Soldiers’ War in American History” / Wayne E. Lee

18. “Race-ing War and Society” / Charissa Threat

19. “Through the Looking Glass: Reflections on Conscription in the United States" / Amy Rutenberg

20. “War and Society and Nature" / Lisa M. Brady

21. “What is a War Society? Reflections on American Militarization” / Jennifer Mittelstadt

Part Three: War Meanings

22. “Religion and War” / Jonathan H. Ebel

23. “An Answer to Their Restlessness: Civil War Veteran Migration and the Frontier” / Kurt Hackemer

24. “The Problem of the Disabled Veteran” / John Kinder

25. “Masculinity, Military Systems, and Warfighting” / Lorien Foote

26. “Love in War” / Susan L. Carruthers

27. “The Lost Cause and Memory” / Barbara A. Gannon

28. “When War Creates Life: Race, Nationality, and Belonging for Mixed-Race Children Born of War” / Sabrina Thomas

29. “The Beauty and the Horror: War and Creativity” / Pearl James and Anika Jensen

30. “Reflections on the Meaning of War” / Michael S. Neiberg.

ISBN:

1-108-93803-5